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Cops Leave Mother Hanging While She Holds Gun on Intruder
26 minutes after her first call, they finally showed up.

by Russ Chastain
The Pasco County, Florida Sheriff’s Office reportedly took their time arriving at a home containing a mother and her four children, even after she and a neighbor had called 911 a total of three times. While she waited for them to arrive, she — and eventually a neighbor — confronted an intruder in her home and held him at gunpoint.

Her first 911 call was made by Lauren Richards at 12:41 AM on May 25 after an unfamiliar and suspicious young man had knocked at her door and then wandered off. As she waited nervously for deputies to arrive, she noticed her pet pig sniffing at the walk-through door leading into her garage as if smelling something unusual, so she armed herself and took the initiative by opening the door and confronting the intruder, a 25-year-old male who was then about 8 feet from her. He had apparently entered the garage by crawling under the slightly-open garage door, which he had closed behind him.

Lauren then made a second call to 911, at 12:54.

“I have a gun pointed and I need the police to show up immediately,” said Richards on the 911 call. “I called 10 minutes ago and nobody has shown up.”

The terrifying scene would continue for 13 more minutes before the first PCSO deputy arrived at the scene at 1:07 in the morning.

As she faced the man, she informed him that police had been called, her neighbor was on the way, and “I will shoot you, I will shoot you.”

Lauren’s neighbor Melodie Nieves also called 911 to report the incident, and her husband Hector joined Lauren with his own firearm as soon as he heard what was happening. Melodie was clearly worried for his safety as she informed the 911 operator that her husband was an armed good guy who was also on the scene. She was obviously worried that police would shoot her husband.

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The rest of the article may be viewed here: All Outdoor

Man shot, killed by neighbor after attacking woman during argument in Pasco County, deputies say

By: WFTS Digital Staff
PASCO COUNTY, Fla. — Deputies are investigating a deadly shooting that occurred in Pasco County on Tuesday night.

The Pasco County Sheriff’s Office responded to a call of a shooting in the 12000 block of Victory Drive in Hudson a little after 8:15 p.m. Deputies on scene were told it stemmed from an argument between two neighbors.

According to deputies, James Miller, 50, entered his neighbor’s property and made threats to 66-year-old Tim Fryling. The threats escalated to Miller “physically battering” a 59-year-old woman.

Fryling then went back inside his home to grab a firearm. He then returned outside and warned Miller to leave the property, according to deputies.

Deputies said Fryling shot Miller after multiple attempts to get him to leave the property. Miller later died at the hospital.

Officials did not specify if the woman knew Fryling or Miller.

No charges have been filed, at this point, and Fryling is cooperating with the investigation.

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The rest of the article may be viewed here: ABC Action News

Home invasion ends with warning shot, dead dog

By Johnny Gunter
One of the two people being sought by Union Parish sheriff’s investigators for home invasion and second-degree battery has been arrested.

Union Parish Sheriff Dusty Gates said Monday that the son of the father/son duo being sought on the charges was picked up by Lincoln Parish sheriff deputies last week and returned to Union Parish. Charles Hunter Marsala, 19, is being held in the parish detention center on total bail of $107,000.

He also was wanted on three previous warrants stemming from another case charging him with two counts of simple battery and a count of simple criminal damage to property.

Still being sought in the home invasion and second-degree battery charges is his father David Marsala, 40.

Deputies began investigating the incident when a 9-1-1 call was received about 7:30 a.m. May 29 reporting a fight and a gunshot. The call came from an 11-year-old boy who was present at the Haile Malone Road residence when the incident occurred.

Four other people were booked that same day into the Union Parish Detention Center at Farmerville charged as being principals to a home invasion. They were identified as Carolyn Annette Hunt, 49, of 214 Halley Rd., Farmerville; Kamon Edward Herald, 25, no known address; Jacques Thomas Gaspard, 39, no known address; and James Eric Cook, 41, of 2237 Hwy. 139, Monroe.

Bail on each on the principal to home invasion was set at $30,000. Herald was additionally charged with principal to second-degree battery and bail on that charge was set at $20,000.

The two victims of the home invasion, ages 20 and 21, started receiving social media threats of bodily harm from the Marsalaes the night before the incident.

When the Marsalaes arrived at the incident site, along with the others arrested, one of the victims was on the front porch. The victim told deputies he was concerned about what might happen (and the 11-year-old boy was there) so he retrieved a pistol from inside the house and fired a warning shot into the air and told the group to go away.

That victim stated further that they ignored the warning shot and kept coming and that Herald was armed with a baseball bat. While the victim and Herald stood face-to-face, the Marcalaes entered the house and started beating on the second victim while the others, except Hunt, watched. Hunt had driven off when the gunshot was fired leaving the others behind.

The victim on the porch with the pistol, seeing that the other victim was getting a beating, fired a second warning shot at which time everyone scattered. That second warning shot accidentally struck the family’s dog, killing it, investigators reported.

Hunt’s vehicle was stopped shortly after the shooting was reported in the area. She was additionally charged with possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and possession of drug paraphernalia. Her bail on these charges was set at $42,500.

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Words nearly fail me, Delta Whiskies and Whiskettes. Read the debacle in its entirety here: The Ouachita Citizen

Okay Delta Whiskeys and Whiskettes, by my count we have one achieving room temperature, a stunning five inconvenienced one way or another, and one wisely running as fast and as far as he can.

“If someone has a gun and is trying to kill you, it would be reasonable to shoot back with your own gun.” — The Dalai Lama, (May 15, 2001, The Seattle Times) speaking at the “Educating Heart Summit” in Portland, Oregon, when asked by a girl how to react when a shooter takes aim at a classmate

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